Black AF History

Book cover of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.

America's backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our collective memory. It is the story of the pilgrims on…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Black AF History as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Odie Hawkins

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This book made me travel back to my first history class at school. Too many things I was taught weren’t true, according to this book.

Reasonable explanations are provided as to why something was taught one way and why it was wrong. It made me take time to examine my life and how I have been programmed to believe many things that were not true. It provides several points of view that I had not thought of.

It is an inspiring book that will aid me in my own writing.

From Odie's 3 favorite reads in 2023.